Thread: New Knife for the Collection

How could you post something as beautiful as this and not add a link to purchase shame on you.

My apologies Damon. I have been buying my upscale knives from Tiny's in New Hampshire: Foster Switchblades Automatic Knives

Vey nice this is another item that we cant have in the UK.
I do seem to recall that we can collct these but not USE them,which does make it a shame, becaause all good knives & razors should see at least some use.Paul

It certainly compliments he 1911 style. The specs are petty good too.

nice knife and a great site too thanks for the link

Hi Icedog,

I rarely ever get sucked into threads regarding knives.....I am kind of a recovering knife idiot savant. Yeah, I went through a phase many years ago of learning lots about em, and then buying some (of course). There were many makers whose works I admired, but I was only able to acquire a very few pieces. All were under $500, so no masterpieces............heh.

In the mid to late 90's, a large knife show would be held in Chicago every September. Hundreds of dealers, makers, and reps would be in one huge building.......tables brimming with wonderful toys. Man.......I'd buy a two day pass for that show, and enjoyed the hell out of walking around and handling things I'd only seen in magazines. Lots of autos, with many charming ways to activate em. Double actions were available also to play with and buy, and those tended to be a bit pricey. That annual show ended when 9-11 occurred.........security or something like that. Really a shame.

I found the double action knife to be quite a delight. Yeah, they're real sleepers, which is part of their appeal. Plus, that mechanism is a PITA to do correctly, from what I understand. Looks like yours seems to be kind of a scale release. Most of those types will work differently than yours, but it's a similar idea. Very nice. Actually, now that I think of it, yours may be more of a button release than a scale.

Hehe, I always figured the perfect knife for CARRYING would include a few little 'options'. Yeah, you don't wanna get popped for walking around with an automatic........that's a Federal deal(and a big one) in most states. However, a little tweaking and voila!!!!!!!! See what you think.

First, I'd use a Swiss Army knife as the basic design. Then, I'd add the double action release, either scale, bolster, or other methods of releasing the blade. Nice and inconspicuous so far eh?

Then..........have you ever seen those custom knives with the secret compartments built into em? Yep, it's about the same shape as something that would hold a cigarette, but it's hidden from view. I'd like that in my knife.........just for the heck of it.

There, that should do it.........just a couple minor adjustments is all that's needed and my dream knife for everyday use is ready. So innocent looking, and yet so amusing in it's own way.

Good luck with your new knife..........very handsome.
Martin

Originally Posted by Sharp&Shiny

Vey nice this is another item that we cant have in the UK.
I do seem to recall that we can collct these but not USE them,which does make it a shame, because all good knives & razors should see at least some use.Paul

The blade can be openend by a spring. You are not allowed to have those in the UK if the folks of britishblades.com are to be believed.
They also lock, which makes it a double whammy. Locking knives are not allowed either.
And the blade length is > 3", which makes it a three pointer. No can do either if I recall correctly

I asked their advice before I visited the UK a couple of months ago.
I had to resort to carrying a swiss 2" blade, non-locking penkife if I wanted to carry one.
My regular carry (locking spyderco delica) would have me thrown in jail as soon as I went through customs.

Originally Posted by Bruno

The blade can be openend by a spring. You are not allowed to have those in the UK if the folks of britishblades.com are to be believed.
They also lock, which makes it a double whammy. Locking knives are not allowed either.
And the blade length is > 3", which makes it a three pointer. No can do either if I recall correctly

I asked their advice before I visited the UK a couple of months ago.
I had to resort to carrying a swiss 2" blade, non-locking penkife if I wanted to carry one.
My regular carry (locking spyderco delica) would have me thrown in jail as soon as I went through customs.

Really sad huh. Locking isn't a combat feature, it is a safety feature to keep the blade open under pressure when in use, yet the idiots have assumed its a combat feature because all folders of the type they think looks evil do this. Never mind that all modern folders have some type of locking mechanism for safety (even the folding garden saw I own locks open).

Spring assisted knives are illegal in my home state too. Though once again for no good reason, that thumb stud works just as fast and sometimes more reliably than a spring action.

Welcome to the world of being robbed of your rights in the name of safety, and when you look at the logic of it it is easy to see how this type of thing doesn't contribute to your safety either.

Fun Fact:

In the UK it is illegal to carry a rock, if your intent is to use it in self-defense.

Originally Posted by Wildtim

Really sad huh. Locking isn't a combat feature, it is a safety feature to keep the blade open under pressure when in use, yet the idiots have assumed its a combat feature because all folders of the type they think looks evil do this. Never mind that all modern folders have some type of locking mechanism for safety (even the folding garden saw I own locks open).

Spring assisted knives are illegal in my home state too. Though once again for no good reason, that thumb stud works just as fast and sometimes more reliably than a spring action.

Yea Tim, you're right. The lock is purely a safety feature. The first lock blade knife I owned was a Boy Scouts of America Whittling Knife. I had the BSA logo and a liner type lock on one of the blades so it wouldn't accidentally close down on the little scout's fingers.

To your second point, although I love a good switchblade (and I own more than a few), the Axis Lock on my Benchmade EDC gives me such control over the blade I can open and close it faster, much faster than the Foster automatic I opened this thread with.

Originally Posted by icedog

Yea Tim, you're right. The lock is purely a safety feature. The first lock blade knife I owned was a Boy Scouts of America Whittling Knife. I had the BSA logo and a liner type lock on one of the blades so it wouldn't accidentally close down on the little scout's fingers.

To your second point, although I love a good switchblade (and I own more than a few), the Axis Lock on my Benchmade EDC gives me such control over the blade I can open and close it faster, much faster than the Foster automatic I opened this thread with.

Definitely a safety feature. My second pocket knife was a 2" lockblade, as my first pocketknife left a red bloody line across the back of my fingers when I tried to cut a rope with it and slipped closing the blade on my hand.

And I believe the Benchmade you reference is legal here while the knife n your thread isn't. All about image over substance.